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There's an AOTC clone pilot out right now with the 2013 Republic Assault Dropship, but it's the 2005 Evolutions sculpt. I'm pretty sure the last time they released one (well, two) was in the battle pack with the gunship pod in 2009, but there hasn't been a single-carded version since the original in 2002.

I was thinking single-carded, but couldn't find one so it just feels like we've seen him a lot. I just don't care enough about this design anymore I guess, so they all blend together. Either that or just a lot of trips to the Clone Wars version's well.

Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.

"In Brooklyn, a castle, is where dwell I"

The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.

Oh, notable disinterest for me then. Any pre-2011 mold is going to look bad in my collection compared to the ROTJ figure they finally took accurate measurements on.

Yeah, but at the same time I don't want them to redo every single astromech in the new proportions, either, so I consider the 2010 bartender figure to be a one-off rather than the new standard.

Originally Posted by JediTricks

I was thinking single-carded, but couldn't find one so it just feels like we've seen him a lot. I just don't care enough about this design anymore I guess, so they all blend together. Either that or just a lot of trips to the Clone Wars version's well.

That's true, I wasn't considering the TCW figures. Odd Ball was first released in 2009 and then repacked in 2010, and there have been a few versions with vehicles as well (TRU V-wing, Republic Assault Shuttle).

Originally Posted by Tycho

Who is Backstabber?

One of Vader's wingmen from Yavin. His helmet has the gray stripes on the front (which we've gotten in figure form a few times), and also only has one Imperial symbol (on the left side) as opposed to two. (Whether or not that's accurate or just an effect of shadows is up for debate, but that's how it looks in the film.) Vader's other wingman, Mauler Mithel (who has a wedge cut out of his right Imperial symbol), is currently available in the TRU exclusive Yavin Pilot Pack.

Yeah, but at the same time I don't want them to redo every single astromech in the new proportions, either, so I consider the 2010 bartender figure to be a one-off rather than the new standard.

R2-D2 is not any old Astromech, he's a hero character as much as Chewbacca or Lando, we want them to be done right, so why not R2 as well? Convenience? At $10 a pop there's nothing convenient about it for me, that's all about saving Hasbro some behind-the-scenes coin.

One of Vader's wingmen from Yavin. His helmet has the gray stripes on the front (which we've gotten in figure form a few times), and also only has one Imperial symbol (on the left side) as opposed to two. (Whether or not that's accurate or just an effect of shadows is up for debate, but that's how it looks in the film.) Vader's other wingman, Mauler Mithel (who has a wedge cut out of his right Imperial symbol), is currently available in the TRU exclusive Yavin Pilot Pack.

It shouldn't be up for debate, I'll show why with these screen captures...

Mauler Mithel:
(screenshot taken during the hunting of the Y-wings, Vader looks to his right and then they show this guy. While dark, you should be able to make out the wedge cut out of his Imp logo)

Backstabber:
(screenshots taken during the hunting of Red leader's wing detachment, you see Vader's TIE and his TIE wingmen's fighters, then you see Red 10 look over his left shoulder, and then you see Backstabber clear as day shooting. Backstabber moves his helmet back for a moment into the light and you can see the twin stripes that Mauler doesn't have, yet it sports both Imp logos, and doesn't have a wedge cut out of his Imp logo so it's definitely not Mauler, and there aren't any other TIE Fighters at this point in the film)

Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.

"In Brooklyn, a castle, is where dwell I"

The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.

The whole sequence is edited more for action and emotion than it is for continuity - for instance, Mithel (with the wedge missing from his right logo) is indeed the one who responds to Vader when Vader looks to his right, but he's also the one remaining pilot and the guy who runs into Vader ("Look out!") after Han kills Backstabber, so now Mithel is shown on Vader's left.

I initially thought that the pilot shown killing Red 10 (Theron Nett) could have been an editing issue, since we do see the gray-striped design on a TIE pilot with two logos during the shootout with the Falcon after it escapes the Death Star. There's also the fact that, when Theron Nett dies, we see a completely different pilot exploding, the recently named Puck Naeco (compare their helmets):

So it's not like the sequence is without its issues ("Blast it, Biggs, where are you," etc.). That said, there is only one other shot of Backstabber, and that's when he shoots Wedge's X-wing. It's brief, and when I looked at this scene before going to CVI, I didn't see that the logo does actually appear for a few frames in the Wedge-shooting shot:

The photo from the CCG is where this issue comes from, and it's reproduced on Backstabber's Wookieepedia entry. His right side is in shadow for the majority of his screentime, and evidently they picked a frame where the shadows were heavy.

So, that said, I guess I hope they don't release this figure after all.

I'd say that they're scraping the bottom of the barrel when they start releasing individualized TIE Pilots.

Except they still haven't got to half the Cantina denizens and members of Jabba's court.

They "started" doing it a few years back, but obviously repainting a TIE Pilot's helmet takes up far fewer resources than designing, sculpting, and tooling an all-new figure. They could just keep re-releasing the same TIE Pilot, so at least they're mixing it up.